Horse Power Farm Derby
Vicki and I headed out to Horsepower Farm’s cross country derby tonight. It was 4.30 pm by the time we made it, but we made it work. Duchess was great, and Vicki had fun. Vicki decided that having a successful…
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New London County 4H Fair
This past weekend the kids participated in the NLC 4H Fair at the North Stonington Fairgounds. Friday we arrived and checked in rabbits into the rabbit barn and exhibits into the exhibit hall. Amanda had a k’nex model and submitted…
4H State Horse Show
On July 14th we headed to Tolland for the CT State 4H Horse Show. In 4H you have to do a showmanship class and that is first on the agenda. Amanda got to go FIRST of everyone. Yeah Amanda! Vicki…
Leaps and Bounds
This past Saturday Rob, Alex and Vicki took their horses to Horsepower farm for the first Crosscountry Derby of the year. Unfortunately, Alex came off Dakota during the warm up and hurt his right foot by slamming it straight into…
Easter Weekend
This past weekend we took it easy. Relatively. On Thursday we took 6 horses out on the trails with the help of Alexis. We rode around 5 miles. On Friday we stripped stalls and cleaned pastures while Rob removed two…
National Junior Honor Society
Thursday night Vicki and I joined 34 of her class mates at Griswold Middle School for her induction into the National Junior Honor Society. The requirements to join were an average grade point of 93 or higher and a record…
WGHA Turkey Trot
This morning I loaded up 4 horses and 3 kids and headed up to Goddard Park in RI. Rob is underway on a submarine and could not join us today. The West Greenwich Horseman’s Association had their annual turkey trot…
A visit to Roseland Cottage
Roseland Cottage is a step into the Victorian era of Connecticut. Saturday September 24th was National Smithsonian Day and several museums around the area were offering free admission. The kids and I took advantage of the opportunity to go see…
Amanda turns 6!
May 18 is Amanda’s birthday. This year she turned 6. She is still a petite little girl at a whopping 35 pounds, but she certainly holds her own. Wednesday morning Amanda opened up her presents from mormor and morfar. She…
WGHA hunter pace #3
Today we rode in the last of the West Greenwich Horsemen’s Association hunter paces. It was 11 miles long and the hunter division ideal time was 1:49:50. IT WAS HOT!!! The temperature was in the upper 80s breaking 90 after lunch.…